Perth is a lifestyle city, with a long coastline and the Swan river running through it.

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Libya has a long coastline on the Mediterranean but the greater part consists of the central Sahara Desert.

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With a long coastline and too little rain for decent farming, Gujarat has always been famous for its traders.

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Rugged mountains, swamps, mossy dense rainforests, a long coastline, tiny market villages, volcanic fjords, rainforests and reefs, and truly wild parties.

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This is because the country is spoilt with a long coastline and an abundance of mountains, valleys, rivers and rolling farmlands, plus one of the lowest population densities in Europe.

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The short but sweet, notably chic coastline of Maratea in Basilicata is only 20km long, but has the looks of a mini-Amalfi, without the attitude, and it is all overseen by a mountaintop, Rio-style statue of Cristo.

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